A new study published in Nature reveals that the record-breaking retreat of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 has led to an increase in storms over newly exposed parts of the Southern Ocean. Scientists found that the loss of sea ice resulted in double the heat loss from the ocean to the atmosphere, causing more frequent storms in regions previously covered by ice.
PARIS, France - The record-breaking retreat of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 has led to more frequent storms over newly exposed parts of the Southern Ocean, according to a study published Wednesday.Scientists know that the loss of Antarctic sea ice can diminish penguin numbers, cause ice shelves to melt in warmer waters, and impede the Southern Ocean from absorbing carbon dioxide.
Using satellite imagery, ocean and atmospheric data, and wind and temperature measurements, they found some newly ice-free areas experienced double the heat loss compared to a stabler period before 2015.This was accompanied by "increases in atmospheric-storm frequency" over previously ice-covered regions, the authors found."In the sea-ice-decline regions, the June–July storm frequency has increased by up to 7 days per month in 2023 relative to 1990–2015.
ANTARCTICA CLIMATE CHANGE SEA ICE STORMS OCEAN CIRCULATION
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